Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Suwannee Moccasinshell
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2016-10-06 · Effective 2016-11-07 · 81 FR 69417
Document
Document number
2016-24138
Federal Register citation
81 FR 69417
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2016-10-06
Effective date
2016-11-07
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2015-0142
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the Suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri), a freshwater mussel species from the Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.